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Manual Exposure
Manual exposure is recommended in the
following situations:
●
When shooting using reverse lighting or when
the background is too bright.
●
When shooting on a reflective natural
background such as at the beach or when
skiing.
●
When the background is overly dark or the
subject is bright.
1
Select [AE] in the MSET menu. (
墌
pg. 34)
2
If [AUTO] is selected, move the multi-
controller to
r
. (video mode only)
3
To brighten the image, move the multi-
controller to
e
. To darken the image, move the
multi-controller to
w
.
●
Adjustment range
For video recording: –6 to +6 or AUTO (automatic
exposure)
For still image recording: –2.0 to +2.0 (EV)
4
Press
49
. The setting is completed.
5
Close the MSET menu by moving the multi-
controller to
t
(
).
To lock the exposure
After step
5
, press and hold
49
for over 2
seconds. The indicator appears.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the manual exposure at the same
time when the program AE function is set to
(Snow) (
墌
pg. 31), or with backlight
compensation (
墌
pg. 31).
●
If the adjustment does not cause any visible
change in brightness, set [GAIN UP] to [ON].
(
墌
pg. 50)
White Balance
The white balance is usually adjusted
automatically for correctness of the colour
reproduction under various lighting. However,
you can also select the following modes
according to the shooting situations.
1
Select [WB] in the MSET menu. (
墌
pg. 34)
2
Select the desired mode with the multi-
controller (
r
/
t
).
MWB
: For adjusting the white balance
manually depending on the light source.
墌
“Manual White Balance Adjustment”
(
墌
pg. 36)
FINE
: When shooting outdoors on a sunny
day.
CLOUD
: When shooting outdoors on a
cloudy day.
HALOGEN
: When a video light or similar
type of lighting is used.
3
Press
49
. The setting is completed.
4
Close the MSET menu by moving the multi-
controller to
t
(
).
To return to automatic white balance
Select [AUTO] in step
2
.
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